Read 150+ Books a Year discussion

Hm. This looks like an interesting challenge. Now when I tell my friends I read a LOT, they'll actually believe me. If I actually make it to 150... wow. Well, here I go =D

-5 stars-
6. Before I Die by Jenny Downham
7. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
9. North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
12. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
16. Everwild by Neal Shusterman
26. Hate List by Jennifer Brown
31. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
32. House Rules by Jodi Picoult
33. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
34. Night by Elie Wiesel
40. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
45. The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
48. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
59. Lies by Michael Grant
71. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
72. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
81. The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti
88. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
93. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
99. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
103. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
106. The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
120. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
130. East of Eden by John Steinbeck

-4 stars-
1. Blue Noon (Midnighters, #3) by Scott Westerfeld
2. Fire by Kristin Cashore
10. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
11. All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg
14. Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
17. A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
19. Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
20. Bait by Alex Sanchez
21. Columbine by Dave Cullen
24. The Mark by Jen Nadol
30. Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
39. Split by Swati Avasthi
43. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
50. This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
53. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
55. Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien
56. Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Saenz
57. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
60. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
62. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
65. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
67. The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard
68. All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab
74. Wait for Me by An Na
76. A Step from Heaven by An Na
78. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
79. Stolen by Lucy Christopher
80. Willow by Julia Hoban
83. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
84. The Last Exit to Normal by Michael Harmon
85. Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
89. The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
91. Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
94. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
95. Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
96. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
100. Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
102. Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
108. By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Ann Peters
110. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
113. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
114. After by Amy Efaw
117. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
121. Impossible by Nancy Werlin
122. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
123. Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers
125. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
126. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
128. Acceptance by David L. Marcus
129. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

-3 stars-
3. Deadline by Chris Crutcher
5. Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole
8. Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
13. Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
15. The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan
18. Finders, Keepers by Ralph Gallagher
23. Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
27. Until it Hurts by Mark Hyman
28. Liar by Justine Larbalestier
29. Same Difference by Siobhan Vivian
35. Shadowland by Alyson Noel
36. The Long Way Home by Andrew Klavan
37. Waiter Rant by Steve Dublanica
41. Truancy by Isamu Fukui
46. Blue Flame by K.M. Grant
47. Truancy Origins by Isamu Fukui
49. The River by Mary Jane Beaufrand
51. Wish You Were Dead by Todd Strasser
58. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
61. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
63. The Odyssey by Homer
64. Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
66. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
69. The Cardturner by Louis Sachar
70. Eli the Good by Silas House
75. If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This by Robin Black
77. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
82. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
86. Killer's Cousin by Nancy Werlin
87. Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
90. Dark Flame by Alyson Noel
92. Strange Angels by Lilith Saintcrow
97. Freaks and Revelations by Davida Wills Hurwin
98. White Cat by Holly Black
101. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
104. Thirteen Days to Midnight by Patrick Carman
105. Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan
107. How to Build a House by Dana Reinhardt
109. Betrayals by Lilith Saintcrow
111. Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel
112. The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan
115. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
118. Need by Carrie Jones
119. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
124. Girl in the Arena by Lisa Haines
127. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

-2 stars-
4. My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
22. What I Call Life by Jill Wolfson
25. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
38. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
42. The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti
44. I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked it by Adam Selzer
52. Peeled by Joan Bauer
54. Marked by P.C. Cast
73. Fallen by Lauren Kate
116. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Calleti

-1 star-

None so far! :D

-January-
Number of books read: 13 (1-13)
Average rating: 3.85
Personal thoughts: Overall, this was a good month. Seeing as my overall average is 3.80, the average for January is a bit higher, which is good. The books I read were mostly YA fare, so maybe I'll add a bit more variety in February. If I can get to it, anyway. SO MUCH SCHOOL WORK. =/

-February-
Number of books read: 13 (14-26)
Average rating: 3.62
Personal thoughts: Why is the average so low? -_- I guess there were a lot of three stars and a few two stars? Obviously, Everwild and Hate List were the highlights of February. Hopefully the average rating will go up next month.

-March-
Number of books read: 13 (27-39)
Average Rating: 3.69
Personal thoughts: Better than February, at least. A lot of three star books, but there were also a few heavy hitters in the five star section. April should be interesting.

-April-
Number of books read: 11 (40-50)
Average Rating: 3.55
Personal thoughts: Darn, I didn't reach my goal of thirteen books. Must be because of tennis. -_- Oh well. Anyway, the average was kind of low, but that's okay because The Help was pretty amazing, as well as Shiver and The Chosen One. 1/3 of the goal completed! :D

-May-
Number of books read: 15 (51-65)
Average Rating: 3.47
Personal thoughts: Wow, it didn't seem that I read 15 books in May. This month wasn't necessarily bad, even though there was only one five star book (Lies). There was a lot of three and four star ratings, so that definitely contributes to the low average rating in general. I also think my ratings for books have been getting gradually harsher, but we'll see how it works out in June... final exam month, darn.

-June-
Number of books read: 14 (66-79)
Average Rating: 3.64
Personal thoughts: More than halfway there :D Average rating increased compared to the past two months, which is great. Let's see if the trend continues as summer progresses...

-July-
Number of books read: 13 (80-92)
Average Rating: 3.77
Personal thoughts: Hm, I thought when summer started I'd have time to read even more books than before... guess not. Well, my average is noticeably higher so that's a sign :)

-August-
Number of books read: 12 (93-104)
Average Rating: 3.92
Personal thoughts: LOTS of good books in August, especially Linger and Mockingjay. The overall average is very, very high so I'm happy about that, even if I didn't read as many books as I wanted to :)

-September-
Number of books read: 10 (105-114)
Average Rating: 3.60
Personal thoughts: Not too bad, the majority of my books have tended to be in the three or four star area. I don't know if I'll be able to reach my goal with school and all, but we'll see.

-October-
Number of books read: 10 (115-124)
Average Rating: 3.50
Personal thoughts: One five-star book, mostly fours and threes... not great, not bad. :)